More Joy Regina on Bell’s Let’s Talk Day this Jan. 30 is going one step further than talking—it will offer concrete advice and support too.

More Joy Regina at the Conexus Arts Centre will bring together provincial mental health professionals to present treatment options and coping strategies. The three-hour evening is a fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Regina Branch.

“One in five Canadians lives with mental health problems, mental illnesses or addiction. But the reality is, five in five of us have mental health, just like we have physical health,” said CMHA Director of Community Engagement, Shannon Patton.

“Our mental health is about more than being happy all the time, it’s about feeling good about who we are, having balance in our life and managing life’s highs and lows. An event like this will help give people permission to search for and hopefully experience a little more joy in their life.”

– Shannon Patton, Canadian Mental Health Association

More Joy Regina is the brainchild of journalist and author Christalee Froese who toured with her first book, Journey to Joy, this fall.

“Everywhere I went and told my story of breakdown and recovery, I was met with people of all ages who were struggling profoundly with depression and anxiety,” said Froese.

Her solution: The More Joy Movement which will be launched on Jan. 30, 2019 to coincide with Bell’s Let’s Talk Day. More Joy Regina will feature an array of speakers and mental health professionals, as well as a Steeped Tea Bar and a Serenity Lounge, all MC’d by CBC’s Costa Maragos.